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The 5 Super Bowl Ads Already Getting The Most Buzz

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Super Bowl XLIX is still 48 hours away, but many of the eyeball-seeking commercials that will punctuate the game are already lighting up the airwaves, creating buzz and controversy long before the coin toss.

The spots featured here reacquaint us with some of our "best buds" from previous years' adverts and bring some new characters into the mix. A lost puppy can sell anything. So can Kim Kardashian. And more than 40 years after her show went off the air, Marcia Brady is still getting more of the limelight than Jan.

Bud Lite: "Coin"

Part of the brand's "#UpForWhatever" campaign, which encourages viewers to be more social and spontaneous, Bud Light's 60-second Super Bowl spot features man accepting a dare to participate in a live-action PacMan game. Waka waka waka!

Budweiser: "Lost Dog"

"Lost Dog" reintroduces us to the "Best Buds" of the company's previous Super Bowl spots:  the Budweiser Clydesdales and an adorable golden lab puppy with a tendency to roam. This year's 60-second incarnation plays out against the Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", covered in an acoustic version by Sleeping At Last.

 T-Mobile: "#KimsDataStash"

Kim Kardashian West, identified for viewers as "Famous Person," spoofs social outreach campaigns in this 30-second spot for T-Mobile, urging viewers to "help save the data."

Snickers: "The Brady Bunch"

What do Steve Buscemi and Danny Trejo  have to do with America's happiest blended family? Apparently, they're who Jan and Marcia Brady turn into when they're hungry. The 30-second ad cautions ravenous viewers to #EatASnickers--before your cravings lead you to plant a pickax in the middle of Mike and Carol's coffee table.

Go Daddy: "Journey Home"

It might be the most talked-about Super Bowl ad this season, and you won't actually see it during the big game. Breaking from their traditional of babe-focused commercials, the domain provider released a teaser featuring a wispy lost pup, reminiscent of Budweiser's, who makes a harrowing trip home just in time to discover he's been sold on a website his owner created using Go Daddy. Viewers denounced the ad across social media, saying that it condoned the mistreatment of animals, and Go Daddy pulled the spot from YouTube and announced it would run a different ad during Sunday's game.

As for Buddy the dog, he's been appointed the company's "Chief Companion Officer" and permanently adopted by an employee. Nice work if you can it?

Readers: Does seeing teasers for Super Bowl ads in advance make you more excited for the full-length release, or have you longing for the days when you had to wait for Sunday Night to see what was in store? Tell us in the comments.

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